Method and apparatus for reducing at least one dimension of a computer keyboard for transportation and storage

A method for reducing the width of a keyboard from a first width of the keyboard in operative position to a second width of the keyboard in a storage position, where the keyboard is an electronic type for use with portable computing devices, comprising:

• providing a keyboard comprising a plurality of keyboard sections including at least a first keyboard section and a second keyboard section, each keyboard section having a top face from which a plurality of keys extend, an opposite bottom face, and opposite sides, and where the operative position of the keyboard has the sections disposed side-by-side in a line;
• providing a component having a first slot, the first and the second keyboard sections being slidably engaged in the first slot when the keyboard is in operative position;
• sliding the first keyboard section relative to the component having the first slot until the first keyboard section disengages from the first slot;
• folding the keyboard such that a face of the first keyboard section selected from the group consisting of the top face and the bottom face is adjacent to a face of the second keyboard section selected from the group consisting of the top face and the bottom face to place the keyboard in storage position.